Good Luck Topic.

[Cappy37 0]

i don't discuss it unless someone says something. then i semi-justify my move without over-discussing it.

"Sorry sir, flush draws are my specialty" was a line Baxter suggested earlier today..

Woah this thread has grown to epic proportions since I last saw it.How is the luck q?Still proportional to the cube of the number of posts?

We like to think of this as the Hideout, but only with the ppl we enjoy talking to...Nah, It's the one thread I can keep up with that isn't completely dead. And since I will(***) be playing poker again here shortly, and at stakes/formats Q plays, it's a good spot to offer insight and spin yarns back and forth about the bs we encounter.. as well as our occasional luckboxing.(***)---Hold me to this

[HighwayStar 8]

"Sorry sir, flush draws are my specialty" was a line Baxter suggested earlier today..We like to think of this as the Hideout, but only with the ppl we enjoy talking to...Nah, It's the one thread I can keep up with that isn't completely dead. And since I will(***) be playing poker again here shortly, and at stakes/formats Q plays, it's a good spot to offer insight and spin yarns back and forth about the bs we encounter.. as well as our occasional luckboxing.(***)---Hold me to this

Angry frog will hold you to thisI'm done with exams and will be back playing properly in about a week and a half.Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

[qyayqi 11]

Angry frog will hold you to thisI'm done with exams and will be back playing properly in about a week and a half.Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

what sngs/tourneys/tables will you be hitting upon your glorious return to the ring?

[qyayqi 11]

final table of a ds to the sunday mill, 3 handed i lose AK < QT, then shove KJcc utg and bb (same guy) has AK. i turn 2 pair, he rivers a straight. $35 instead of $215.$3.25/45p turbo, 10 players left i shove KQ utg and BB has AK, dead. 5 handed. he has AK on my one shove in 2 orbits. yeah.so i'm up money, but i feel rotten. bleah.

[Cappy37 0]

final table of a ds to the sunday mill, 3 handed i lose AK < QT, then shove KJcc utg and bb (same guy) has AK. i turn 2 pair, he rivers a straight. $35 instead of $215.$3.25/45p turbo, 10 players left i shove KQ utg and BB has AK, dead. 5 handed. he has AK on my one shove in 2 orbits. yeah.so i'm up money, but i feel rotten. bleah.

You should read Psujohn's post in genera: he recently forrayed into some tournaments from cash games, and was bitchin' about outlast 97% of fields to net 2 dollas profit off of $10+ entry fees.Stars tourneys are pretty top-heavy on the payout structure..Oh, and when I come back. I'll be playing $2/4 and $1/2 lo8b, and I'll be on the $1/2 and $.50/1 horse tables.For tourneys, I'll be hitting my dolla ones I love so much and those 2.20 turbo 180s, along with the $4.40s for now. If I can show some consistency in my tourney play (in nlhe), I'll move up to some 5.50s and $25k guarantees and such. I actually took Friday and Sunday off this week, so that should be the first time I'll be noticed on the felt most likely.

[qyayqi 11]

feel free to use this:

[HighwayStar 8]

lol ^^I'll be back playing $3-$11R's and $11-$33 MTT's on Stars and Full Tilt. Had some successful attempts at a few $26 ones on Full Tilt recently.Can't wait.

[qyayqi 11]

posting a nice hand to combat the ongoing crappitude:PokerStars Game #17627775049: Tournament #89379344, $3.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/05/23 - 03:32:56 (ET)Table '89379344 2' 9-max Seat #7 is the buttonSeat 1: try2beat (2930 in chips) Seat 2: qyayqi (3425 in chips) Seat 4: grandgal (1500 in chips) Seat 6: dreadpirateA (1325 in chips) Seat 7: ahhh_snap!! (2580 in chips) Seat 8: arbzilla (3380 in chips) Seat 9: MIK@NET (630 in chips) arbzilla: posts small blind 15MIK@NET: posts big blind 30*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to qyayqi [As Ad]try2beat: folds qyayqi said, "good game, hou. nice, ahh."qyayqi: raises 75 to 105ahhh_snap!! said, "ty"grandgal: calls 105dreadpirateA: folds ahhh_snap!!: folds arbzilla: folds ahhh_snap!! said, "loved that turn, lmao"MIK@NET: folds *** FLOP *** [Js Tc 4d]Cyclone007 is connected qyayqi: bets 105grandgal: calls 105*** TURN *** [Js Tc 4d] [2h]qyayqi: checks ahhh_snap!! said, "thinking chop chop 4 sure"farqukants01 is connected grandgal: bets 150qyayqi: raises 355 to 505grandgal: calls 355*** RIVER *** [Js Tc 4d 2h] [Qd]qyayqi: bets 785grandgal: calls 785 and is all-in*** SHOW DOWN ***qyayqi: shows [As Ad] (a pair of Aces)grandgal: shows [Jh Ks] (a pair of Jacks)qyayqi collected 3045 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 3045 | Rake 0 Board [Js Tc 4d 2h Qd]Seat 1: try2beat folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 2: qyayqi showed [As Ad] and won (3045) with a pair of AcesSeat 4: grandgal showed [Jh Ks] and lost with a pair of JacksSeat 6: dreadpirateA folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: ahhh_snap!! (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 8: arbzilla (small blind) folded before FlopSeat 9: MIK@NET (big blind) folded before Flop

[Cappy37 0]

lol my welcome back hand, courtest of the 2.20 180s: I don't fold here ever for $2:PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)MP1 (t1890)MP2 (t910)MP3 (t1345)CO (t1785)Hero (t2345)SB (t2255)BB (t4070)UTG (t4025)UTG+1 (t1440)Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, A. UTG calls t50, 2 folds, MP2 calls t50, 2 folds, Hero raises to t245, 1 fold, BB calls t195, UTG folds, MP2 calls t195.Flop: (t810) T, 9, A(3 players)BB bets t3825 (All-In), MP2 calls t665 (All-In), Hero calls t2100 (All-In).Turn: (t7400) 6(3 players, 3 all-in)River: (t7400) J(3 players, 3 all-in)Final Pot: t5675Results in white below: BB has Ah Kc (one pair, aces). MP2 has Ad 4d (one pair, aces). Hero has Qc Ac (one pair, aces). Outcome: BB wins t7400. Actually a pretty interesting spot. I was never afraid of the shorter stack, and open-shove on the flop by the BB was completely counter-intuative to his flat-call PF. The obvious question is: how does AQ with backdoor clubs fare against his range? I've invested < 10% of my stack, he's repping AK or two pair, and I'm not doing fantastic against a pair+FD, and I'm a bit ahead of FDs or SDs...Regardless,I think folding AQ there is ridiculously tight, even facing that action. Just trying to hone my approach and gameplan in these. I hate giving up my seat with so many bad outcomes possible in that situation.

[Cappy37 0]

So off to my bad habit: making my wasted tourney dollars back on the o8b cash table:PokerStars 1/2 Omaha/8 (10 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)Preflop: Hero is BB with 4, 8, 3, A. UTG calls, 4 folds, MP3 calls, 2 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.Flop: (4 SB) A, 2, 8(4 players)SB checks, Hero bets, UTG calls, MP3 calls, SB calls.Turn: (4 BB) 7(4 players)SB checks, Hero bets, UTG calls, MP3 folds, SB calls.River: (7 BB) A(3 players)SB checks, Hero bets, UTG calls, SB calls.Final Pot: 10 BBResults in white below: Hero has 4d 8c 3s As (Low: 7, 4, 3, 2, A | High: full house, aces full of eights). UTG has 5h 3h 2d Ts (Low: 7, 5, 3, 2, A | High: flush, ace high). SB has 4c 5s Jc Jd (Low: 7, 5, 4, 2, A | High: two pair, aces and jacks). Outcome: Hero wins 10 BB. And yeah, kick me hard for no PF raise, even from the BB.

[qyayqi 11]

in that $2.20 hand i usually like to have some sort of read on the guy who shoved. did he get his 4k with crap or with big hands that crappy ones paid off? i am admittedly somewhat paranoid with AQ at a full table. if you flopped a LITTLE better, even just a gutshot, it makes it easier.... and i'm still not sure i find the fold button there. his shove feels so counter-value for any real hand, though in hindsight he probably hated how many draws appeared and did the classic scared shove rather than raising to give bad odds. if i was in his spot, i probably check expecting someone to raise, THEN put in the healthy re-raise-- the shortie will probably shove any piece of this flop. the call versus re-raising pf masks the strength of his cards a bit.

[Cappy37 0]

Apparently I missed a value bet on river ;)PokerStars 2/4 Omaha/8 (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)Preflop: Hero is Button with T, 3, A, 9. 2 folds, MP1 calls, 2 folds, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.Flop: (4 SB) Q, 5, 2(4 players)SB checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 calls.Turn: (3 BB) J(2 players)MP1 checks, Hero bets, MP1 calls.River: (5 BB) 2(2 players)MP1 checks, Hero checks.Final Pot: 5 BBResults in white below: MP1 has 7s As 4d 6h (High: one pair, twos). Hero has Th 3h Ac 9s (High: one pair, twos). Outcome: Hero wins 2.50 BB. I hate how FTR likes to eat stack sizes someday.. We were both in for like 80 plus before the hand

[Cappy37 0]

in that $2.20 hand i usually like to have some sort of read on the guy who shoved. did he get his 4k with crap or with big hands that crappy ones paid off? i am admittedly somewhat paranoid with AQ at a full table. if you flopped a LITTLE better, even just a gutshot, it makes it easier.... and i'm still not sure i find the fold button there. his shove feels so counter-value for any real hand, though in hindsight he probably hated how many draws appeared and did the classic scared shove rather than raising to give bad odds. if i was in his spot, i probably check expecting someone to raise, THEN put in the healthy re-raise-- the shortie will probably shove any piece of this flop. the call versus re-raising pf masks the strength of his cards a bit.

That's why I don't mind posting results.I mean, human nature puts *everyone* on AK every hand. I'm just curious as to any hand I can fold out that I'm not essentially flipping a coin with anyways?

[Tehtoe 3]

I just wanted to post in here again. Hi!Just reading this thread makes me happy.

[qyayqi 11]

post a fun hand, sir. it's easy.like this:PokerStars Game #17651391658: Tournament #89502434, $3.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/05/24 - 04:50:42 (ET)Table '89502434 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the buttonSeat 1: pilot29x (1590 in chips) Seat 2: SD_n_R (1490 in chips) Seat 3: qyayqi (1480 in chips) Seat 4: eddy6087 (1500 in chips) Seat 5: reece1 (1480 in chips) Seat 6: r.e.koch (1480 in chips) Seat 7: Addy_55555 (1500 in chips) Seat 8: dodoth1983 (1500 in chips) Seat 9: FISKT (1480 in chips) qyayqi: posts small blind 10eddy6087: posts big blind 20*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to qyayqi [3c 2c]reece1: folds r.e.koch: folds Addy_55555: calls 20dodoth1983: calls 20FISKT: folds pilot29x: calls 20SD_n_R: calls 20qyayqi: calls 10eddy6087: checks *** FLOP *** [3s Ad 2s]qyayqi said, "uh oh. sd at my table AGAIN??"qyayqi: checks eddy6087: checks Addy_55555: checks dodoth1983: bets 60pilot29x: calls 60SD_n_R: calls 60qyayqi: raises 495 to 555eddy6087: folds Addy_55555: folds dodoth1983: raises 925 to 1480 and is all-inpilot29x: folds SD_n_R: folds qyayqi: calls 905 and is all-inUncalled bet (20) returned to dodoth1983*** TURN *** [3s Ad 2s] [4d]*** RIVER *** [3s Ad 2s 4d] [Jc]*** SHOW DOWN ***qyayqi: shows [3c 2c] (two pair, Threes and Deuces)dodoth1983: shows [8d Ah] (a pair of Aces)qyayqi collected 3160 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 3160 | Rake 0 Board [3s Ad 2s 4d Jc]Seat 1: pilot29x folded on the FlopSeat 2: SD_n_R (button) folded on the FlopSeat 3: qyayqi (small blind) showed [3c 2c] and won (3160) with two pair, Threes and DeucesSeat 4: eddy6087 (big blind) folded on the FlopSeat 5: reece1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: r.e.koch folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: Addy_55555 folded on the FlopSeat 8: dodoth1983 showed [8d Ah] and lost with a pair of AcesSeat 9: FISKT folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Tehtoe 3]

I don't have fun hands . There's a neat little resteal I have from the 15k from a month or so ago where I bubbled the FT if you want me to dig that up.

[qyayqi 11]

I don't have fun hands . There's a neat little resteal I have from the 15k from a month or so ago where I bubbled the FT if you want me to dig that up.

i find this hard to believe. fun hands happen all the time.

[qyayqi 11]

AAAUUGGGHHHHH!!!! pp versus overs, i am losing all of these regardless of which side i am on. and short stacks can go suck wet farts out of dead birds.

[qyayqi 11]

PokerStars Game #17673138851: Tournament #89613533, $3.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/05/25 - 03:20:21 (ET)Table '89613533 3' 9-max Seat #9 is the buttonSeat 1: HIR01A (2760 in chips) Seat 2: A Tribute 4 (1380 in chips) Seat 3: newbieluck12 (2855 in chips) Seat 4: Jroch (1905 in chips) Seat 6: Dur T FFPT (3150 in chips) Seat 7: MusMagsbones (4455 in chips) Seat 9: qyayqi (2230 in chips) HIR01A: posts small blind 75A Tribute 4: posts big blind 150*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to qyayqi [Kd Ks]newbieluck12: raises 150 to 300Jroch: folds Dur T FFPT: folds MusMagsbones: folds qyayqi: raises 477 to 777HIR01A: folds A Tribute 4: folds newbieluck12: calls 477*** FLOP *** [9d Qs 3h]newbieluck12: checks qyayqi: bets 777newbieluck12: raises 777 to 1554qyayqi: calls 676 and is all-inUncalled bet (101) returned to newbieluck12*** TURN *** [9d Qs 3h] [4c]*** RIVER *** [9d Qs 3h 4c] [6h]*** SHOW DOWN ***newbieluck12: shows [Qc Jd] (a pair of Queens)qyayqi: shows [Kd Ks] (a pair of Kings)poolmaster23 is connected ozz151 is connected qyayqi collected 4685 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 4685 | Rake 0 Board [9d Qs 3h 4c 6h]Seat 1: HIR01A (small blind) folded before FlopSeat 2: A Tribute 4 (big blind) folded before FlopSeat 3: newbieluck12 showed [Qc Jd] and lost with a pair of QueensSeat 4: Jroch folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: Dur T FFPT folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: MusMagsbones folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 9: qyayqi (button) showed [Kd Ks] and won (4685) with a pair of Kings

[qyayqi 11]

AAAUUGGGHHHHH!!!! pp versus overs, i am losing all of these regardless of which side i am on. and short stacks can go suck wet farts out of dead birds.

and... take a 2nd, and hope springs eternal. squeaky wheel, meet grease.oh, and this hand was probably just a little evil. ah well.PokerStars Game #17673552921: Tournament #89613533, $3.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (1500/3000) - 2008/05/25 - 04:04:31 (ET)Table '89613533 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the buttonSeat 1: HIR01A (10333 in chips) Seat 6: desastre 200 (39218 in chips) Seat 7: Beatbad (4014 in chips) Seat 8: qyayqi (13935 in chips) HIR01A: posts the ante 150desastre 200: posts the ante 150Beatbad: posts the ante 150qyayqi: posts the ante 150qyayqi: posts small blind 1500HIR01A: posts big blind 3000*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to qyayqi [5s Jh]desastre 200: folds Beatbad: raises 864 to 3864 and is all-inqyayqi: calls 2364HIR01A: calls 864*** FLOP *** [Ah Js 5d]qyayqi: checks HIR01A: checks *** TURN *** [Ah Js 5d] [4c]qyayqi: checks HIR01A: checks *** RIVER *** [Ah Js 5d 4c] [8d]qyayqi: checks HIR01A: checks *** SHOW DOWN ***qyayqi: shows [5s Jh] (two pair, Jacks and Fives)HIR01A: mucks hand Beatbad: shows [Ks Th] (high card Ace)qyayqi collected 12192 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 12192 | Rake 0 Board [Ah Js 5d 4c 8d]Seat 1: HIR01A (big blind) mucked [Td 9s]Seat 6: desastre 200 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: Beatbad (button) showed [Ks Th] and lost with high card AceSeat 8: qyayqi (small blind) showed [5s Jh] and won (12192) with two pair, Jacks and Fives

[qyayqi 11]

knife at a gunfight, still have to throw it.PokerStars Game #17697284993: Tournament #89736424, $3.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/05/26 - 03:16:36 (ET)Table '89736424 4' 9-max Seat #5 is the buttonSeat 1: LonePenquin (1735 in chips) Seat 2: R u a doofus (4275 in chips) Seat 3: qyayqi (485 in chips) Seat 4: DJbrentus (2595 in chips) Seat 5: freeoflimits (1885 in chips) Seat 6: 111andy111 (1000 in chips) Seat 7: ¥Flopulistic (1395 in chips) Seat 8: Joshole (1490 in chips) Seat 9: paraslacks (1795 in chips) 111andy111: posts small blind 25¥Flopulistic: posts big blind 50*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to qyayqi [9d Jd]Joshole: calls 50paraslacks: calls 50LonePenquin: folds R u a doofus: folds qyayqi said, "i think i can still limp one more and call off the rest with 3rd pair again."qyayqi: calls 50DJbrentus: folds freeoflimits: folds 111andy111: calls 25¥Flopulistic: checks *** FLOP *** [Qc 3h 2s]111andy111: checks ¥Flopulistic: checks Joshole: checks paraslacks: checks qyayqi: bets 125DJbrentus said, "good luck"111andy111: folds ¥Flopulistic: folds Joshole: calls 125paraslacks: folds *** TURN *** [Qc 3h 2s] [Tc]Joshole: checks qyayqi: bets 310 and is all-inJoshole: folds Uncalled bet (310) returned to qyayqiqyayqi collected 500 from potqyayqi: shows [9d Jd] (high card Queen)*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 500 | Rake 0 Board [Qc 3h 2s Tc]Seat 1: LonePenquin folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 2: R u a doofus folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 3: qyayqi collected (500)Seat 4: DJbrentus folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 5: freeoflimits (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: 111andy111 (small blind) folded on the FlopSeat 7: ¥Flopulistic (big blind) folded on the FlopSeat 8: Joshole folded on the TurnSeat 9: paraslacks folded on the Flop

[Cappy37 0]

I "feel good" I can get called this light, and it take miracle-miracle to beat me out of a 10 dolla pot at .50/1. lolPokerStars Game #17697867749: HORSE (Razz Limit, $0.50/$1.00) - 2008/05/26 - 04:21:52 (ET)Table 'Altaj II' 8-maxSeat 1: PasadenaJim ($15.55 in chips) Seat 2: Kaharoa Kid ($19.95 in chips) Seat 3: Cappy37 ($23.40 in chips) Seat 4: bigmud1 ($18.55 in chips) Seat 5: snozzberry ($14.05 in chips) Seat 7: 1A-BOMB1 ($102.25 in chips) Seat 8: familyguy420 ($10.20 in chips) familyguy420: posts the ante $0.05PasadenaJim: posts the ante $0.05Kaharoa Kid: posts the ante $0.05Cappy37: posts the ante $0.05bigmud1: posts the ante $0.05snozzberry: posts the ante $0.051A-BOMB1: posts the ante $0.05*** 3rd STREET ***Dealt to PasadenaJim []Dealt to Kaharoa Kid []Dealt to Cappy37 []Dealt to bigmud1 []Dealt to snozzberry []Dealt to 1A-BOMB1 []Dealt to familyguy420 []1A-BOMB1: brings in for $0.25familyguy420: raises $0.25 to $0.50PasadenaJim: calls $0.50Kaharoa Kid: folds Cappy37: calls $0.50bigmud1: folds snozzberry: folds 1A-BOMB1: folds *** 4th STREET ***Dealt to PasadenaJim [] []Dealt to Cappy37 [] []Dealt to familyguy420 [] []Cappy37: bets $0.50familyguy420: calls $0.50PasadenaJim: calls $0.50*** 5th STREET ***Dealt to PasadenaJim [] []Dealt to Cappy37 [] []Dealt to familyguy420 [] []Cappy37: bets $1familyguy420: calls $1PasadenaJim: calls $1*** 6th STREET ***Dealt to PasadenaJim [] []Dealt to Cappy37 [] []Dealt to familyguy420 [] []Cappy37: bets $1familyguy420: folds PasadenaJim: calls $1*** RIVER ***Dealt to Cappy37 [] []Cappy37: checks PasadenaJim: bets $1Cappy37: calls $1*** SHOW DOWN ***PasadenaJim: shows [6d 5d 4d Ks Th 3h 2h] (Lo: 6,5,4,3,2)Cappy37: shows [Ac 2d Td As 5h 7c Ts] (Lo: T,7,5,2,A)PasadenaJim collected $10.10 from potMr. Jim proceeded to scoop 2 more hands on me in razz in the same miracle-miracle fashion.Nvrquit29 owes me a stake, I managed to lose $40 in less than an hr on two friggin .50/1 horse tables to bs like that. lol. I think roughly 99.9% of the pot I managed to get built holding a significant edge. That pot above was the only one where I was essentially flipping a coin going into 7th street.I think I'm gonna stay off cash games and focus on tourneys.. I got some $300 buy in ones at the casino this week that will be deepstacked fun for the whole family.Side note: they have a $120 HORSE tourney that has...rebuys.. no I'm not making that up. Deepstacked horse.. with rebuys..Does not compute...I guess I'm saying there's a $120 HORSE tourney with a huge overlay lol.

[Cappy37 0]

lol I didn't know R U A Doofus played hold em.. I only see him on the $1/2 o8b tables.. He's got the awesome tyrone bigguns avatar.. that's about all I've ever seen him bring to the table though.Why do you play so many turbos, Q.. Is it a time isssue?

[qyayqi 11]

in that hand, you call with ten up. if you're familyguy, do you expect a buried A and it pairing on 4th?

[Cappy37 0]

in that hand, you call with ten up. if you're familyguy, do you expect a buried A and it pairing on 4th?

Familyguy called a bet on fifth with 2JJ showing in a 3-way pot. Let's not talk about his stategy, k? ;)Family guy was spending his evening giving me the right price to get into coin flips with PJ.Besides, if PJ thinks I paired my ace, he needs to raise 6th and shut me out/make me pay to draw. Oh wait, he still has a rough ten on 6th!... so.. umm.. bad multi-way call, bad multi-way call... then hits miracle miracle and makes the minimum for investing the max.Regardless, I just need to stick to o8b for now.. Razz is far too chaotic, and I don't need be playing stud hi and lhe 40% of the time online. 8 hands just isn't enough time to exploit people. I fold my way through stud8 way too much to be trying to make ground back in Razz/o8b and avoid landmines in checkers studhi/lhe.I was just killing time while railing and the o8b tables had redic waiting lists.